![]() Official poster of the 32nd Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original illustration by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.[1] | |
Opening film | Hair |
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Closing film | À nous deux |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Apocalypse Now and Die Blechtrommel)[2] |
No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[3] 12 (Un Certain Regard) 8 (Out of Competition) 11 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 10 May 1979 | – 24 May 1979
Website | festival-cannes |
The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) by Volker Schlöndorff.[4][5]
The festival opened with Hair, directed by Miloš Forman[6][7] and closed with À nous deux, directed by Claude Lelouch.[8]
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